Vocabulary

• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• metro area: A densely populated urban area and its surrounding suburbs, economically and socially integrated.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• going on: To continue doing something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• aside from
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• further out: At a greater distance; more distant.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• shrink: To become smaller
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• previously: At an earlier time
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• land: Region or country
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• area: Amount of measured space
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
• annex: An extension to a main building
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• highland: Area of mountains far above sea level
• freeway: Highway that can be used without paying a toll